GSF Global Advisors at the heart of a high-level meeting on African SME development in Singapore.
On August 28, 2025, GSF Global Advisors co-organized, alongside INSEAD Africa Initiative and Aranya Capital, a partner event titled “SME Development, Digital Innovation, and Sustainable Value Creation in Africa,” held at INSEAD's Asia campus in Singapore during the Africa Singapore Business Forum 2025. GSF Global Advisors a co-organisé, aux côtés de l’INSEAD Africa Initiative et d’Aranya Capital, un événement partenaire intitulé « SME Development, Digital Innovation, and Sustainable Value Creation in Africa », qui s’est tenu sur le campus asiatique de l’INSEAD à Singapour, dans le cadre de l’Africa Singapore Business Forum 2025.
From 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, this gathering brought together leaders, investors, public decision-makers, and entrepreneurs around a central question: how can entrepreneurs and SMEs combine inclusive innovation, digitalization, sustainability, and value creation in fast-growing yet vulnerable African economies?
The works were opened by three high-level interventions: Prof. Sameer Hasija, Dean of Executive Education and Asia campus of INSEAD; Prof. Peter Joos, Dean of the Faculty and Associate Dean of INSEAD; and Dr. Vinika Devasar Rao, Director of INSEAD Africa Initiative and Hoffmann Institute.
Leading role for GSF Global Advisors
Frejus Lingue, Director of GSF Global Advisors, chaired the first panel on “SME Development and Digitalization.” This panel explored essential levers of inclusive innovation, digital infrastructure, and fintech, with participants including Solange Amichia (CEPICI Director General – Côte d’Ivoire), Paulo Gomes (President of Orango Investment Corporation), Alexia Amichia (Entrepreneurial development and public policy expert), and Yuit Ang (President of Singapore's Association of Small & Medium Enterprises).
The second panel, “Sustainability and Value Creation: The Challenging Trade-off?,” chaired by Yoan Yassi (Aranya Capital), addressed aligning purpose and performance, integrating ESG issues into business strategies, and trade-offs facing African SMEs on the ground.
Ongoing commitment alongside African SMEs
As co-organizer, GSF Global Advisors confirms its constant commitment to African entrepreneurs and SMEs. By facilitating dialogue between African and Asian ecosystems, GSF contributes to structuring investment, innovation, and know-how bridges needed to turn continental opportunities into concrete results.
